THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
638-The Clash-Bankrobber.
1980-Number 12 single.
Best Bit-At 4.29.Dub time.
The lyrics aren’t meant literally,they are a continuation of the themes of dead end jobs and escaping oppression that run through so many of The Clash songs.
The band filmed a low budget video for the song depicting members of the band recording the song in the studio,interspersed with Clash roadies Baker and Green wearing bandanas over their faces performing a bank heist in Lewisham.During filming,Baker and Green were stopped by the police who thought they were genuine bank robbers.
‘Hey,my daddy was a bank robber but he never hurt nobody he just loved to live that way and he loved to steal your money.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
639-Carly Simon-You’re So Vain.
1973-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 2.56.One of Pop Music’s best kept secrets is taken from her 1972 Album ‘No Secrets.’
Even up to this very day only a handful of people actually know who the subject matter of the song is.In order to keep the mystery and intrigue going Carly Simon from time to time drops subtle hints.She has stated that the song refers to three men only one of whom she has named publicly,actor Warren Beatty.Carly Simon has said that the second verse is about him.
Backing vocals on the song are provided by Sir Mick Jagger of whom Simon has stated is definitely not part of the subject of the song.
‘Well i hear you went to Saratoga and your horse naturally won.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
640-Tears For Fears-Change.
1983-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 2.31 If you dig deep enough you can always find a Beatles connection in every song.
Tears for Fears are the duo of Roland Orzabal,who writes most of the songs and Curt Smith who does most of the vocals.They both originate from Bath,England and first met as teenagers.The bands name was inspired by ‘Primal Therapy,’developed by the American psychologist Arthur Janov,which gained tremendous publicity after John Lennon became Janov’s patient in 1970.
Of the songs lyrics Orzabal said,’It’s not really about much.It’s just one of those cheap pop lyrics.’Smith said,’A strange little pop song.’
‘You walked in to the room i just had to laugh the face you wore was cool you were a photograph.’
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Music never lets you down
puts a smile on your face anytime anyplace
dancing helps relieve the pain
soothes your mind makes you happy again
listen to those dancing feet close your eyes and let go
but it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing
Bop-shoo-wa,Bop-shoo-wa,Bop-shoo,wa.

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
641-Sonic Youth-Bull In The Heather.
1994-Number 24 single.
Best Bit-At 0.15.The best song ever written about a racehorse.
Singer and bassist Kim Gordon who was five months pregnant when recording this video explained what the song is about.’Using passiveness as a form of rebellion-like,I’m not going to participate in your male dominated culture,so I’m just going to be passive.’
Bob Nastanovich who is a member of American Indie Rock Band Pavement and big horse racing fan had told Kim Gordon about a horse called Bull In The Heather who had won at big odds.In the context of the song the horse’s odds probably represent coming out on top even when the odds are against you.
‘Betting on the bull in the heather.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
642-The Osmonds-Crazy Horses.
1972-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 1.29 Don’t laugh, but if The Osmonds had taken a different path could they have been a great Rock band?
Singer Merrill Osmond said of the song,’We were rehearsing in a basement one day when Wayne started playing this heavy rock riff.I came up with the melody and Alan got the chords.’
The song’s subject was way ahead of it’s time.It’s a song about the environment,those ‘Crazy Horses,smoking up the sky’ are gas- guzzling cars,destroying the planet with their fumes.
‘What a show there they go smokin’ up the sky yeah.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
643-DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince-Summertime.
1991-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 0.07.Unlike the majority of Rappers,you will never need a Parental Advisory Label on one of Will Smith’s records.
Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) and DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeff Townes) were first introduced to each other in 1985.Together they released five studio Albums and seventeen singles,including the UK Number 1 ‘Boom! Shake The Room.’
Summertime samples Kool And The Gang’s 1974 song Summer Madness.The last line of Summertime as rapped by Will Smith is ‘And this is the definition of summer madness,’in recognition of the original version.
‘Two miles an hour so everybody sees you.’
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